What happened in Sibu Convention 3-4 May 2013?

Hi Everyone,

Whoooh! The last Sibu Convention does seem quite long ago after a couple of very emotional days felt throughout the nation after our last GE, and it's time for some GOOD NEWS!! :) 

Focusing back to our club's on-goings, around 15 of us from KKTMC had travelled to the land of Sibu, a small city in Sarawak, to attend our District 87's 2nd Annual Convention! 

Despite having a shorter 2-day convention, it was still filled with fun laughters, camaraderie with Toastmasters of D87, Inspiring educational workshops, and lip-smacking good food! 

Well of course, the highlight of the event was the District Level International Speech and Table Topics Contests! Our representative, Intan Salwana Anis, did us so proud, when she brought home a silver trophy!! She worked very hard on her speech and we've seen our dearest Intan progressing so much in her speeches. 

I believe I speak on behalf of all KKTMC members, that you're already a champion to us all. Keep it up, Intan!! :) 

On Gala Night, it is customary to recognize new DTMs for the District! Needless to say, KKTMC's 17th DTM, Jasmine Leong received her well-deserved award with grace and poise. 

And with all talented, brilliant, dedicated and committed team players and members, KKTMC had successfully achieved President's Distinguished Club status before 30 April 2013! We were also recognized on stage, but what made us different? We had to cheer the loudest, of course!! 

Overall, we had a wonderful time! The next District Semi-Annual Convention will be in Medan, Indonesia, in November 2013. Will you join us there?

Till then, feast your eyes with the photos that will be posted and shared on Facebook! 

Yours in Toastmasters,

Jamie

A Heart warming email from our Guest- Datuk Koshy

Dear Mr Bakar,

Just a note to say 'thank you' for inviting me as your guest to the Toast Masters meeting .

I have heard so much about this club from friends and this invite of yours gave me the opportunity to witness and experience the going ons of the Toast Masters meeting.

I must admit that I was not disappointed. I experienced the atmosphere of excitement ,exuberance, zest and energising moments for all present. I felt the air of happiness and I witnessed fun filled moment  apparent  in all the happy face present .Unlike the trappings of formalities and mundane decorum of some other club meetings, this interactive session is full of fun and laughter , a breakaway for many after a tiring, boring, routine frustrating perhaps agonising  office work ! 

There was  certainly an air of camaraderie and togetherness devoid of bigotry !I enjoyed watching the fun all were having in the true fellowship with the objectives of the club uppermost in the minds of all present .

Just a point ,  public speaking, oral expression at its finest point, and ability to put across coherently in the matter  of speaking should be expounded in a  natural manner and without dramatic articulation and unnecessary showmanship.

I was very impressed with the young gentleman who spoke his heart out perhaps in quite a  difficult manner and I admire his courageous attempt. He has great potential to develop into a good  speaker in time, the great imprints  and achievement the Club has made since its formation as I   understand, is remarkable and kudos to all the achievers !

Best Wishes ! 

Datuk A Koshy

19th Meeting (9th April 2013)

Hey guys!

Here are some photos from our last 19th meeting, I could yak on and on all day long about how awesome the meeting was, but as the saying goes: " A picture paints a thousand words." Sometimes, if you are attentive enough, you can actually hear the photo talking to you. Here's to bringing some precious moments back to life.

 The infamous smile of Fia Iskandar! Hmm.... Looking a little mischievous there, don't you think?

Our Humor Master, Intan Salwana Anis!

 Somebody must have blurted out a joke when the helpers are snapping this group photo! 

 TM Raoul Yong, CC7: "The Conspiracy Theory"

TM Rogers Sinusun, CC1: "All About me", simple & sincere. 

 The Uniform conveys power & authority, our Toastmasters Roger looking really handsome in it too!

 ACS,ALB Ophelia Domingo, ACS4: "The Roast" on her best friend - Ophelia Domingo

Aww... Their friendship melted our hearts... What a beautiful moment captured. 

TM Dean Yee, CC4: "Sucking Kills". 

And of course, how can we forget our little yet dynamic TME who came prepared with a few Do-You-Know fun facts, and led the evening beautifully!

Needless to say, it was an AWESOME meeting! 

Cheers to that! 

20th Meeting (23rd April 2013) - A Night of Achievements

Dear Fellow Toastmasters and Friends, 

"Toastmasters does not make you who you want to be, it reveals who you are meant to be." 

Last meeting, was one of those meetings that would bring my thumbs up so fast even before I could mouth "Whoah! SO GOOD LAH!" :) 

Besides the fact that we had not one, not two but THREE graduation speeches that evening (which I will divulge on later), every single role player did their part exceptionally well, there were some who actually went the extra mile with there roles...  

Let's see, we were led by Miss Bubbly and Vivacious herself, Sylvia Maten who came prepared with stars and balloons to decorate the room, made sure we got a "special achievements cake", then led us onto one of those lively evenings and left us reeling with excitement! And there was Dean Ching Yee, who actually prepared some candid power point slides related to his Table Topics questions as he asked them! I thought it was a very subtle, yet creative approach to his Table Topics Session! Good Job Dean! 

Then comes the highlight of the evening:

Darvis Chong (CC2 "Anything free is worth what you pay") finally came out of his shell and  shared with us how he won an Air Asia flight to Melbourne and he had to quit his unreasonably demanding job just so he could take a break! Amanda Chung, a first timer evaluator did very well too in pointing out his areas for improvement! :) 

Vijay Panickar (CC6 "The Power of One") took a different turn in moving the audience to success. Instead of the normal "you should.." approach, he led usVijay's speech! 

Nantha Kumar (ACB2 "How to make your dream girl") entertained us thoroughly with his chef-like opening as he picked up herbs and spices, and "chilli padi" for fiesty-ness in his attempt to "bake" the perfect dream girls! In the words of his evaluator, Louis Tham, DTM, it was like we were watching a live cooking show! 

Eilvane Chieng (CC10 "My Journey of a Thousand Mile") inspired us with her story, her journey of when she was an obese little girl to how she led herself to fitness with the first step. Few years later, 30 kgs down from her previous weight, she took off her blazer and reveal her slimmer version! To which our dear mama Christine Yap commented "Sexy!" in the most endearing way! 

Nora Ridzwan (ACB10 "Finding Love") sent us all roaring with laughter when she declared that she'll be married in May...... but the year to declare later! Charming smile and all, brought all women in the room to agreement as she claimed "women nowadays are independent" 

Jasmine Leong (ACG10 "The Journey Never Ends") warmed our hearts as she related to us of how she was first introduced to Toastmasters, of how Toastmasters had helped her discover her true passion and uncovered her hidden talents, and of how her humbling journey in Toastmasters that led her to become a better leader.

"Toastmasters does not make you who you want to be, it reveals who you are meant to be." 

And those were the resounding words of from our Jasmine Leong, DTM as she concluded her speech, earning her Distinguished Toastmaster title. The highest award in the Toastmasters Journey! Congratulations!!  

As soon as we declared the achievers for the term, our burst the confetti and cakes brought out for a full blast celebration!! 

It was the tireless efforts from the members, the EXCO that led us to 9 / 10 DCP goals, officially moving KKTMC to President's Distinguished Club status, all in one night! 

We ended our meeting close to 11pm! But with such high and positive energy charge that evening, time was no longer the a concern! 

And the only way we know how to wind down from all the excitement was another round of fellowship at Old Town Cafe! 

(Honestly hope the waiters there are being paid extra just to serve our boisterous crowd!) 

With that, my friends, I hope this was an enjoyable read, and till we meet again on 14 May 2013! 

Yours in Toastmasters,

Jamie

We Are One Big Happy Family!!

Hooray to all Goal achievers!!

Darvis Chong looking smart in red and tie! 

 Vijay Panickar, as he inspired us from i-Phone to I CAN!!  

 CC Achiever, Eilvane Chieng flaunting her confident body curves

 Believe it or not: He was trying to bake his dream girl!

 Adding in his secret recipe: Chilli Padi

 our ACB Achiever, Nora Ridzwan must be serious when she said "women nowadays are independent!"

and officially KKTMC's 17th DTM, Jasmine Leong! (Applause! Applause!)